topic Re: The system cannot find the path specified in Data Management Questions

The system cannot find the path specified

RickObsitnik — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:31:08 GMT

Hey All

I'm receiving the following error when trying to start a newly created sde service:L

[INDENT]The ArcSde Service(<service name>) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the path specified.[/INDENT]

Here's the command used to create the service:

[INDENT]sdeservice -o create -p <box admin password> -H "c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\arcsde" -i <service name> -d SQLSERVER,<SQL Server hostname\instance> -u <domain acct to run service> -P <domain acct password> -s <DB name>
[/INDENT]

I'm assuming the path specified is the SDEHOME. Sound right? If so, it's correct.

Re: The system cannot find the path specified

VinceAngelo — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:14:31 GMT

If you check your service properties, you might find that the "path to executable" is invalid.

I almost never use the -H option, because I always explicitly set SDEHOME and PATH
before invoking 'sdeservice':

set SDEHOME=D:\ESRI\arc100sql32-sp0\ArcSDE\sqlexe
set PATH=%SDEHOME%\bin;%PATH%
sdeservice -o create ...

I also avoid spaces and special characters in my SDEHOME directories, even though it
shouldn't make a difference (old habits...)

- V

Re: The system cannot find the path specified

RobertRenner — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:40:43 GMT

Somewhat related to this thread I'm trying to set my SDEHOME variable but unfortunatley SDEHOME is in Program Files directory and it looks like the space is causing the trouble.

E:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcSDE\ora11gexe

What are my options here?

Re: The system cannot find the path specified

VinceAngelo — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:47:21 GMT

1) Uninstall, then reinstall without spaces
2) Use the 8.3 name for Program Files (if available)
3) Use double-quotes around the string

- V